Fanspeak: 2022 NFL Draft Profile

Every Saturday we’ll break down the DraftKings Class slate in this survey format between Steve and myself. Check out our favorite QB stacks, values, contrarian plays, fades, and more! Good luck and Happy NFL Kickoff Sunday!   TOP 3 QB STACKS YOU’RE PLAYING?  STEVE: Justin Herbert, Trevor Lawrence, Jalen Hurts MEG: Justin Herbert, Sam Howell, … More »

Every Wednesday night or Thursday morning we’ll break down the Thursday Night Football DraftKings Showdown slate in this survey format between Steve and myself. Check out our favorite captains, cheap/contrarian captains, must plays, fades, builds, and more!   Also, check out the Sibling Showdown show on the Fanspeak Network that breaks it all down here … More »

Not only is Underdog Fantasy the premier Best Ball and Pick’ems platform, but it also has a fun way to attack each slate from a weekly DFS perspective with their weekly Battle Royale contests that cover the NFL main slate (1 pm and 4 pm games) each week. Instead of a salary cap format, you … More »

We are very excited that Fanspeak.com will have plenty of great 100% FREE NFL sports betting content this season! We will be covering Classic slates, Showdowns, and maybe some short slate content throughout the NFL season. *More will be added throughout the season.   Below is our 2023 NFL content schedule for NFL Sports Betting … More »

We are very excited that Fanspeak.com will have plenty of great 100% FREE NFL daily fantasy content this season! We will be covering Classic slates, Showdowns, and maybe some short slate content throughout the NFL season. *More will be added throughout season.   Below is our 2023 NFL content schedule for NFL DFS content:   … More »

When you listen to best ball content around the industry, you’ll hear discussion and debate both about macro and micro takes. Macro takes are the big picture strategies – lineup construction, roster capital, etc. Micro takes are the player rankings and values. Both are incredibly important to succeeding in best ball. What is so great … More »

Here is a look at the top 10 guys I’m trying to get in drafts this year in Best Ball, ranked according to their Underdog ADP: 1 . RB Tony Pollard – Pollard finished as RB7 last year despite basically not playing the final two games of the season. In addition, the Cowboys let Elliott … More »

I’ve heard people in the best ball space recently discuss “take-lock” or getting locked on a take and not willing to pivot away or to a player in your best ball portfolio. I think in some cases, it’s absolutely fine to stick with your fades or massive underweight stance on a player if you have … More »

With the NFL season just 2 weeks away, we now have a lot of information on how most backfields will operate this season. Despite that, there are plenty of good values still out there, and opportunities for us to find backs who will vastly outplay their current ranking.   James Conner- ADP 80, RB26: I … More »

If you haven’t already, check out my article here on Fanspeak about Fading in Best Ball and here on RunPureSports. It goes into all the nuances of how and why fades in best ball work.   Quick Summary: -Fading in Best Ball is very different than DFS. If the player you faded outperforms their ADP, … More »

Each month I’ve been covering my favorite round-by-round picks, sleepers, and fades in best ball. But let’s peek behind the curtain and look at the guys I’m most bullish on. These are the players I have high exposure to and/or trying to draft as much as possible to have high exposure when best ball locks. … More »

Each month, I think it is a useful tool to look at favorite picks, fades, and sleepers. A sleeper, is a pick you can get in the late rounds (Rounds 14-18 on Underdog Fantasy). The idea is you are drafting this player at a discount because they will massively outperform their ADP.  You may not … More »